CampHostJobsSide Bay Recreation Site
Near Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Four Wheel Drive Association of British Columbia under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Side Bay
Now managed in Partnership with the 4 Wheel Drive Association of BC, Side Bay Rec Site is a remote access recreation site on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
This remote and rustic site is accessed via the community of Port Alice. Users should be prepared for unmaintained industrial roads, logging traffic, and equipped for self-rescue in the event of an emergency.
Side Bay is one of the best kept secrets of the North Island. With a beautiful sand beach and freshwater on site, don't visit the North Island without taking the time to enjoy and explore Side Bay Rec Site.
A reminder to all users: driving on intertidal areas (any area which is below the highest water mark, ie a beach) is an offence under the Federal Fisheries Act and could result in charges by the DFO.
Observe, Record, Report: 1-800-465-4336
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Port McNeill, British Columbia
- District
- Discovery Coast (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Location
- 50.33491, -127.91138
- Site ID
- REC106908
Activities
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. Ask the operator through their website.
Host jobs near Side Bay:
- Nismaqin Guardian & On-Site Park Operator (2 positions) Ahous Business Corporation / Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society (Wahous Wilderness Lodge), 159 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Gooding Cove 8 km, 2 campsites
- O'Connell Lake 15 km
- Spruce Bay 39 km, 5 campsites
- Marble River 40 km, 35 campsites
- Nahwitti River Trail 41 km
- Nahwitti Lake 41 km, 8 campsites
Information from Recreation Sites and Trails BC open data (BC Data Catalogue, Open Government Licence – British Columbia), retrieved 2026-10-09. Conditions change: check the official page before you travel. CampHostJobs is not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia.